Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Investigators led by Kathleen Green, Ph.D., the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology, have discovered novel intercellular "crosstalk" between epidermal keratinocytes and melanoma cells that promote ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Before SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and abnormalities. During the epidemic, one of the most striking results of Zika ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment option, yet many patients do not respond to it. Thus, cancer researchers are seeking new ways to optimize immunotherapy so ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how the protein PD-1 controls essential metabolic processes in tumor cells to promote cancer growth in T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (T-NHLs), according to a study published ...
Sep 21, 2023
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A new editorial paper titled "Potential repurposing of DPP4 inhibitors for target therapy resistance in renal cell carcinoma" has been published in Oncotarget.
Sep 20, 2023
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For the first time ever, results from a global survey—spanning 28 countries—reveal how many recovery colleges exist internationally, how they work and how they are supporting people with mental health issues around the ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Investigators have discovered a novel molecular pathway that promotes tumor growth in uterine fibroids that contain a specific genetic mutation, which could inform the development of new targeted therapies, according to a ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center established "proof-of-concept" for a new treatment approach that was able to effectively treat the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer. The ...
Sep 18, 2023
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New and unique shear stress patterns can occur in angiogenic capillary (new blood vessel growth) networks, according to a new study titled "Angiogenic microvascular wall shear stress patterns revealed through three-dimensional ...
Sep 18, 2023
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